Pilar Gefaell - by Guillermo Valverde

Pilar Gefaell passed by.

Querida familia Gefaell,
Pilar Gefaell Gorostegui, madre/hermana/tía, falleció ayer, viernes 22 de marzo a las 23 horas en casa en Barcelona, rodeada de familia, después de una despedida larga con música y muchos besos.
El funeral es el domingo 24 a las 11.30 en la parroquia Sant Ildefons, calle Madrazo 92, Barcelona.
Os sentimos muy cerca y gracias por todos los mensajes que nos mandáis. Recordar que podéis dejarle un mensaje en su facebook "Pilar Gefaell Gorostegui".
Besos, Clara

Dear Gefaell Family,
Pilar Gefaell Gorostegui, mother/sister/aunt, died yesterday, Friday March 22 in her home in Barcelona surrounded by family, after a long good-bye full of music and love.
The funeral is Sunday, March 24 at 11.30 am in her parish, Sant Ildefons, 92 Madrazo Street, Barcelona.
We feel you are all with us and thank you for all the messages you send us. Remember that her facebook is open for condolences: "Pilar Gefaell Gorostegui".
Love, Clara

A new member in the Geafell family!

We welcome Sophie Clara, born yesterday in Beijing  at 19:37 local time and we heartly congratulate her parents, Isabel (née Djoudé) and Simon Britsch, as well as her loving and proud grandmother Elisabeth Djoudé (née Gefaell).

Pablo Gefaell has already included her in the ever growing family tree.

Be very welcome to the Gefaell family, Sophie Clara! A long and rewarding life to you!

SHAKING THE TREE (by José Gefaell)

“As I will shortly have to confront humanity with the heaviest demand ever made of it, it seems to me essential to say who I am” (*). With this sentence Nietzsche begins his last and most controversial book, and thus it seems good to me to present myself to you today.

Yes, I speak with you, skeptic Gefaells that are lounging from your sofas! I, the Spirit of Villaviciosa (**), still am here, so new and so magnificent as any of your capricious sorrows, which are also mine. You can now look at me, you can read me, you can even mock or marvel at my words. They will be no more nor less than yours.

Laborious, wealthy, cynical and clever fill the world. “Useful” people that from his arrogant posts do not want to hear anything about changes, about new projects. “Sensible” men that bring the “no” inside their bowels, always ready to unsheathe it against any exigent idea.  Happy them and that life be prosperous and thriving! The Gefaells have chosen a dangerously daring life and all what they want is hoist the sails. And you laugh heartily at those who try to turn you into quiet people, gentrified. Because you well know that all work disappears for who are comfortable.

Throw away your conceited clothes, stripping off their solitude, and offer yourself full of freedom to the world. Demolish the earth with your words, galloping after the twilight of your crying, filling the air with the smell of fire of your many and curious tales.

I announce it: you will be one of the greatest works of the universe. Look. Remain vigilant. Do not sleep. Come on, wake up! Don’t you listen to the glory of your time? It's coming, and this Spirit that encourages you will grow and grow up to the infinity.

Do not chase the spectacle. Just learn to contemplate in the solitude of your heart, for is about yours of what I speak. Again I say: Look at you, isn’t it wonderful your greatness?! Remember that I told you: "You will be great."

Come to the family gathering those of you who love the risk and you will not forget it. Travel from wherever you refine the gold of your lives. Offer it to the rest and it will produce an infinite profitability. I repeat, do not sleep! Let that nap to those prudent that do not know love. Find the rest will be find yourselves. But if your reverence for this Spirit collapses, beware that you do not crush a statue!

Yes, I have it resolved: together we will dazzle the man, will show our universe; we will give life to this time and will create our world. And we will be superb because will be new. We will annihilate useless and moldy forms, useless because they are not from here, moldy because they have already died. We, who are indeed from now –I promise–, will write today and tomorrow, whenever new stories, and will leave you stunned with the glory of your own hour.

Sooner or later you will know the greatness of which I speak, that is of all. It cannot be the other way, because my fate and yours is infinitely supreme. So it must be, as long as you and I so want. This has been disposed therein.

Vote (the poll for the location of the next "Gefaelada")

 https://workspaces.acrobat.com/?d=hBLZBfSGvUckvdRd4KJTCA

Present results:

Rome: 16
Jerusalem: 27

Vienna: 62

Lviv: 29

Geneve: 6

Barcelona: 15

Seville: 13

Santiago: 14

Vigo: 76

After some days surpassed by Vienna, now Vigo is winning again. Near 50 of you have voted. The other 60 of you that have not voted, don't be shy. Do not miss this democratic exercise... although at the end we will do what our Counsel of Elders will decide (just kidding).

We welcome the Canadian Gefaell (the Randall family) to our mailing list.

(*) “Ecce Homo. How ones become what one is”. Nietzsche, 1888.

(**) Villaviciosa is where we did the last family gathering. It is a small village near Madrid where relatives of some of us have a wonderful big family house, full of legends and fairies. Maria Luisa Gefaell, a famous writer in Spain at that time, wrote a book called “The Fairies of Villaviciosa de Odón” that we all love.

José Gómez Caffarena, descansa en paz.

Ha muerto José Gómez Caffarena, cariñosamente Pepe Caffarena, excelente persona, sacerdote jesuita, teólogo y pariente nuestro por la rama de la abuela Pilar (su primo segundo). Muy amigo de Maria Luisa Gefaell y Luis Felipe Vivanco, nuestros primos y tíos que le trataban le querían muchísimo.

http://www.europapress.es/sociedad/noticia-padre-jesuita-jose-gomez-caffarena-profesor-emerito-comillas-fallece-88-anos-20130206175149.html

http://www.trotta.es/pagina.php?cs_id_pagina=15&cs_id_contenido=10646

Descanse en paz.

News from the Gefaell family in Israel

With the permission of Gideon Eiges, her loving husband for 56 years, we regret to inform that Miriam Eiges (nee Gefaell) passed away this last 5th of january, after a long illness. May her soul rest in the peace of God.

On the side of the good news we congratulate Gil Eiges, youngest son of Gideon and Miriam, for his nomination as Vice President of  the very important digital nets company AMDOCS. A pity that Miriam couldn't see the nomination in her life, but for sure she will be smiling in Heaven.

Hidden: My Young Life Evading the Nazis

There is a book written by Lili Chuwis Thau, entitled "Hidden" (http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Lili-Chuwis-Thau/dp/098310302X), which narrates the holocaust of the Jews of Lviv and in which Sonia Gefaell (nee Reichstein), mother of Miriam Eiges (nee Gefaell) and who saved the life of Lili, appears as one of the important characters.

Margarita Gefaell cumplió 84

El 14 de enero Margarita Gefaell cumplió 84 años, así de guapa:

Necrológica de Papá Antón

Turhan también me mandó esta foto de la nota necrológica de nuestro bisabuelo Papá Antón.

Tere Gefaell Gorostegui

Turhan Boysan me mandó estas bonitas fotos de su madre, Tere. En la tercera está con Pilita y Margarita y en la última con Turhan.